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oxidate
ox·i·date
/
ˈɒk
sɪˌdeɪt
/
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ok
-si-deyt
]
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verb,
ox·i·dat·ed,
ox·i·dat·ing,
noun
Chemistry
.
verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object)
1.
to
oxidize
.
noun
2.
Geochemistry
.
any of the class of sediments consisting chiefly of
oxides
of iron or
manganese
.
Origin:
1780–90;
oxide
+
-ate
1
Related forms
non·ox·i·dat·ing,
adjective
un·ox·i·dat·ed,
adjective
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oxidate
(ˈɒksɪˌdeɪt)
—
vb
another word for
oxidize
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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